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TABLE

CONTENTS

BASIC OPERATION

Strap

Attaching

the

Batteries

Lens........

Loading Handling Taking Focus

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Pictures

Focus Special Focus

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Flash signals

Flash Changing

Auto flash

Auto

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focus situations

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Built-in Flash

range

flash mode......

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with red-eye

flash

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shadowing.............

Film

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reduction..........

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SUBJECT

Portrait Mode

Landscape

Close-up Sports

Portrait

Night

Photographing Night

PROGRAM SELECTION

Mode

Mode......

Mode

Scenes

Self-timer

Continuous For Owners of the date

Exposing the Date/Time .........

Setting Replacing

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Date/Time......... ...............42

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the Battery........... .............43

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ADDITIONAL

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Wireless/Remote Flash

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program

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lock

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